Exclusive: Following their work together on Ted Melfi’s acclaimed coming-of-age drama St. Vincent, Naomi Watts (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans) and Bill Murray (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire) have been set to topline The Friend, an adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s New York Times bestselling novel, from writer-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel (Montana Story).
Others set to star in the indie include Sarah Pidgeon (Tiny Beautiful Things), Golden Globe nominee Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians), Emmy winner Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Noma Dumezweni (The Watcher).
David Siegel and Scott McGehee
Winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction, The Friend follows a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy, three eccentric ex-wives — and a massive, brokenhearted Great Dane named Apollo.
Currently in production on the film in New York,...
Others set to star in the indie include Sarah Pidgeon (Tiny Beautiful Things), Golden Globe nominee Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians), Emmy winner Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale), and Noma Dumezweni (The Watcher).
David Siegel and Scott McGehee
Winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction, The Friend follows a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy, three eccentric ex-wives — and a massive, brokenhearted Great Dane named Apollo.
Currently in production on the film in New York,...
- 2/26/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Fandoms everywhere can now rejoice, for in October Our Flag Means Death finally returns to our screens for its second season. Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi will be romancing the high seas once more thanks to an enormous outpouring of love and support from the show’s fans. The safety of the cult favorite is not yet known beyond season two, but if this one is as good as the first, it certainly won’t be for lack of trying.
Talking of little shows that could, Doom Patrol is back for its last ever block of episodes, having long outlasted the many of the other ill-fated DC streaming series. Season two of The Gilded Age is also streaming this month, with Bertha challenging both Mrs. Astor and the old system in this new run.
And if none of that is up your street, there’s always Jason Statham punching sharks in the face,...
Talking of little shows that could, Doom Patrol is back for its last ever block of episodes, having long outlasted the many of the other ill-fated DC streaming series. Season two of The Gilded Age is also streaming this month, with Bertha challenging both Mrs. Astor and the old system in this new run.
And if none of that is up your street, there’s always Jason Statham punching sharks in the face,...
- 10/1/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
With its combined catalog of HBO originals as well as titles from Food Network, Cartoon Network, the CW, Discovery, HGTV, and more, Max is starting another month with an embarrassment of riches, be it Gilded Age fortunes or pirate booty.
The Warner Bros. streamer will pull from its multiple brands for dozens of new titles, classic movies, special-interest series, and more, from 1963’s classic horror film The Haunting to the all-new highly anticipated second season of the romantic dramedy “Our Flag Means Death.”
Get ready for the new month and check out The Streamable’s picks for the best titles coming to Max this month!
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The Warner Bros. streamer will pull from its multiple brands for dozens of new titles, classic movies, special-interest series, and more, from 1963’s classic horror film The Haunting to the all-new highly anticipated second season of the romantic dramedy “Our Flag Means Death.”
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Season 2 of the hit Taikia Waititi and Rhys Darby...
- 9/29/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Rhys Darby in ‘Our Flag Means Death’ season 2 (Photograph by Nicola Dove/Max)
Max’s 2023 October lineup of series includes new seasons of Our Flag Means Death, The Gilded Age, and 30 Coins, as well as the second half of Doom Patrol season four (the final season). A documentary focusing on the notorious Bling Ring premieres on October 1st, along with all five Final Destination films.
In addition to a batch of horror films joining the network’s lineup, Max is celebrating Halloween with new seasons of Ghost Adventures and The Haunted Museum.
Series & Films Arriving On Max In October 2023:
October 1
3 Godfathers (1948)
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
All About the Benjamins (2002)
The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
The Answer Man (2009)
Anthropoid (2016)
Appaloosa (2008)
The Apparition (2012)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Badlands (1973)
Be Cool (2005)
Bee Season (2005)
Beetlejuice (1988)
The Benchwarmers (2006)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blindspotting (2018)
Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)
Cesar Chavez (2014)
Charlie Wilson’s War...
Max’s 2023 October lineup of series includes new seasons of Our Flag Means Death, The Gilded Age, and 30 Coins, as well as the second half of Doom Patrol season four (the final season). A documentary focusing on the notorious Bling Ring premieres on October 1st, along with all five Final Destination films.
In addition to a batch of horror films joining the network’s lineup, Max is celebrating Halloween with new seasons of Ghost Adventures and The Haunted Museum.
Series & Films Arriving On Max In October 2023:
October 1
3 Godfathers (1948)
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
All About the Benjamins (2002)
The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
The Answer Man (2009)
Anthropoid (2016)
Appaloosa (2008)
The Apparition (2012)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Badlands (1973)
Be Cool (2005)
Bee Season (2005)
Beetlejuice (1988)
The Benchwarmers (2006)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blindspotting (2018)
Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)
Cesar Chavez (2014)
Charlie Wilson’s War...
- 9/25/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
by Matt St Clair
I've never been to Montana, being more of a metro/suburb-type person, but the luscious scenery always captured onscreen makes it compelling enough to want to explore. The deserted roads, the wide open spaces, the mountains accompanied by clear blue skies can make any Montana-set movie compelling even if the story isn’t. Such is nearly the case with the aptly-titled Montana Story, from the filmmaking duo Scott McGehee and David Siegel.
The story itself is pretty simple. Two distant half-siblings Erin (Haley Lu Richardson) and Cal (Owen Teague) attempt to reconnect and heal their troubled past as they say goodbye to their dying father...
I've never been to Montana, being more of a metro/suburb-type person, but the luscious scenery always captured onscreen makes it compelling enough to want to explore. The deserted roads, the wide open spaces, the mountains accompanied by clear blue skies can make any Montana-set movie compelling even if the story isn’t. Such is nearly the case with the aptly-titled Montana Story, from the filmmaking duo Scott McGehee and David Siegel.
The story itself is pretty simple. Two distant half-siblings Erin (Haley Lu Richardson) and Cal (Owen Teague) attempt to reconnect and heal their troubled past as they say goodbye to their dying father...
- 5/12/2022
- by Matt St.Clair
- FilmExperience
Toronto – The filmmaking partnership of Scott McGehee and David Siegel has forged what can only be described as an unexpected path. After their 2001 breakout indie thriller “The Deep End” the duo found creative success in family dramas such as “Bee Season” and “What Maisie Knew.” Now, after an eight-year break following “Maise,” they return with “Montana Story,” a strangely thin melodrama held together by Haley Lu Richardson’s captivating performance.
Continue reading Haley Lu Richardson Wonderfully Keeps ‘Montana Story’ On The Ground [TIFF Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading Haley Lu Richardson Wonderfully Keeps ‘Montana Story’ On The Ground [TIFF Review] at The Playlist.
- 9/12/2021
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
You’re going to have to steel yourself for this monster of a content update. Between them, Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Disney Plus and Amazon Prime have an obscene number of quality titles debuting this weekend.
Be it films or television shows, new releases or old classics, there’s a ton to dig into here. So if you’re ready, let’s dive right in…
Netflix
July 31st
Get Even — Netflix Original
Latte and the Magic Waterstone — Netflix Family
Seriously Single — Netflix Film
The Speed Cubers — Netflix Documentary
Sugar Rush: Extra Sweet — Netflix Original
The Umbrella Academy: Season 2 — Netflix Original
Vis a vis: El Oasis (Locked Up) — Netflix Original
August 1st
A Knight’s Tale
Acts of Violence
The Addams Family (1991)
An Education
Being John Malkovich
Death at a Funeral
Dennis the Menace
Elizabeth Harvest
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Hardcore Henry
Iron Man: Armored Adventures: Season 1-2
Jurassic Park...
Be it films or television shows, new releases or old classics, there’s a ton to dig into here. So if you’re ready, let’s dive right in…
Netflix
July 31st
Get Even — Netflix Original
Latte and the Magic Waterstone — Netflix Family
Seriously Single — Netflix Film
The Speed Cubers — Netflix Documentary
Sugar Rush: Extra Sweet — Netflix Original
The Umbrella Academy: Season 2 — Netflix Original
Vis a vis: El Oasis (Locked Up) — Netflix Original
August 1st
A Knight’s Tale
Acts of Violence
The Addams Family (1991)
An Education
Being John Malkovich
Death at a Funeral
Dennis the Menace
Elizabeth Harvest
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Hardcore Henry
Iron Man: Armored Adventures: Season 1-2
Jurassic Park...
- 7/31/2020
- by Alex Crisp
- We Got This Covered
HBO Max has a lot to offer in August, with titles to look forward to including the premiere of a brand new Seth Rogen movie called “An American Pickle” on Aug. 6, and Christopher Nolan’s 2008 Batman film “The Dark Knight” out Aug. 1.
The nascent streaming service also shares content with HBO, with new films coming like “Jojo Rabbit” out Aug. 1, “Birds of Prey” out Aug. 15, “Richard Jewell” out Aug. 8, and “Queen & Slim,” out Aug. 22. The upcoming series “Lovecraft County,” which mixes fact and fantasy and takes place in 1950s Jim Crow America, arrives Aug. 16.
Leaving throughout the month include, tragically, all eight “Harry Potter” films, which will be gone after Aug. 25. Other absolute classics like “Good Will Hunting,” “You’ve Got Mail,” and both “Kill Bill” movies will be gone after Aug. 31, so watch them while you can.
Below is the full list of everything coming and going in August.
The nascent streaming service also shares content with HBO, with new films coming like “Jojo Rabbit” out Aug. 1, “Birds of Prey” out Aug. 15, “Richard Jewell” out Aug. 8, and “Queen & Slim,” out Aug. 22. The upcoming series “Lovecraft County,” which mixes fact and fantasy and takes place in 1950s Jim Crow America, arrives Aug. 16.
Leaving throughout the month include, tragically, all eight “Harry Potter” films, which will be gone after Aug. 25. Other absolute classics like “Good Will Hunting,” “You’ve Got Mail,” and both “Kill Bill” movies will be gone after Aug. 31, so watch them while you can.
Below is the full list of everything coming and going in August.
- 7/30/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
With the end of the month ahead of us, we now have a full list of everything that’s coming to Netflix and the various other streaming services across August. The sites will continue to do their best to keep you from straying out into the sun for the rest of the summer, too, as each of them has got a whole heap of new movies and TV shows coming to their libraries that you’ll want to check out. Mostly classic films you’ll enjoy sticking on again, but also a few much-anticipated originals, too.
See below for the full line-up of titles coming to Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu and Prime Video, as well as our own picks for what should be on your radar.
August 1
Netflix
A Knight’s Tale
Acts of Violence
The Addams Family (1991)
An Education
Being John Malkovich
Death at a Funeral
Dennis the Menace...
See below for the full line-up of titles coming to Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu and Prime Video, as well as our own picks for what should be on your radar.
August 1
Netflix
A Knight’s Tale
Acts of Violence
The Addams Family (1991)
An Education
Being John Malkovich
Death at a Funeral
Dennis the Menace...
- 7/25/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
HBO Max is continuing to pull from Warner Bros.’ incredible back catalogue of movies, with August bringing a huge number of new titles to the streaming service. With over 130 new pieces of content, the list of upcoming arrivals encompasses classic films of all kinds, from Oscar winners to comedies, horrors to family pics and, of course, tons of blockbusters.
A highlight for many users will probably be the glut of Batman films coming to HBO Max at the start of the month. Every cinematic outing for the Caped Crusader from 1989’s Batman starring Michael Keaton to 2008’s The Dark Knight with Christian Bale (which just celebrated its 12th anniversary this weekend) are going up on the site. Sticking in Gotham, both seasons of Harley Quinn are also coming to HBO Max, following their original release on DC Universe.
Elsewhere on August 1st, some of the more notable new titles include Before Sunrise and its sequel,...
A highlight for many users will probably be the glut of Batman films coming to HBO Max at the start of the month. Every cinematic outing for the Caped Crusader from 1989’s Batman starring Michael Keaton to 2008’s The Dark Knight with Christian Bale (which just celebrated its 12th anniversary this weekend) are going up on the site. Sticking in Gotham, both seasons of Harley Quinn are also coming to HBO Max, following their original release on DC Universe.
Elsewhere on August 1st, some of the more notable new titles include Before Sunrise and its sequel,...
- 7/20/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
It’s August 2020 and that can only mean one thing: HBO Max is about to enter Lovecraft Country.
Over the years HBO (and by the transitive property its new HBO Max streaming offshoot) has grown accustomed to debuting a buzzworthy new TV show or limited series every couple of months. For August 2020 that will almost certainly be Southern Gothic horror series Lovecraft Country. The J.J. Abrams and Jordan Peele-produced thriller arrives on August 14 on HBO and HBO Max.
Other strong HBO Max originals arriving in August include the documentary Class Action Park (release date Tbd), Seth Rogen-starring comedy An American Pickle (Aug. 6), and finales for I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, Doom Patrol, and Perry Mason.
Of course, HBO Max is designed to house much of WarnerMedia’s content across many mediums. That means some recent movies on note like Jojo Rabbit (Aug. 1), Richard Jewell (Aug. 8), and Birds of Prey (Aug.
Over the years HBO (and by the transitive property its new HBO Max streaming offshoot) has grown accustomed to debuting a buzzworthy new TV show or limited series every couple of months. For August 2020 that will almost certainly be Southern Gothic horror series Lovecraft Country. The J.J. Abrams and Jordan Peele-produced thriller arrives on August 14 on HBO and HBO Max.
Other strong HBO Max originals arriving in August include the documentary Class Action Park (release date Tbd), Seth Rogen-starring comedy An American Pickle (Aug. 6), and finales for I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, Doom Patrol, and Perry Mason.
Of course, HBO Max is designed to house much of WarnerMedia’s content across many mediums. That means some recent movies on note like Jojo Rabbit (Aug. 1), Richard Jewell (Aug. 8), and Birds of Prey (Aug.
- 7/20/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
“Teen Spirit,” which premiered at last fall’s Toronto International Film Festival, has a scene in which our mild-mannered heroine, an aspiring singer Violet, performs a song with such verve and power that everyone who knows her is left with mouths agape.
They’re all thinking exactly the same thing: “We didn’t know she had it in her.”
And “Teen Spirit” might also have that effect on its viewers — because while we’ve seen great things in the past from Elle Fanning, who plays Violet, we’ve never seen her sing and perform like this. Like the characters on screen, we didn’t know she had it in her.
Fanning’s performance is one of the most surprising things about “Teen Spirit,” a goodhearted and entertaining film about stardom in the “American Idol” era that also marks the directorial debut of Max Minghella. The actor is now following in...
They’re all thinking exactly the same thing: “We didn’t know she had it in her.”
And “Teen Spirit” might also have that effect on its viewers — because while we’ve seen great things in the past from Elle Fanning, who plays Violet, we’ve never seen her sing and perform like this. Like the characters on screen, we didn’t know she had it in her.
Fanning’s performance is one of the most surprising things about “Teen Spirit,” a goodhearted and entertaining film about stardom in the “American Idol” era that also marks the directorial debut of Max Minghella. The actor is now following in...
- 4/10/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Warner Bros. is developing a new feature film adaptation of the classic 1954 William Golding novel Lord of the Flies. Only this time there's a big change to the story... it will revolve around a group of young school girls instead of boys.
This was only of my favorite books that I read when I was growing up. It's one of those stories that I just connected with. Some of those boys in the story were freakin' vicious little assholes.
The movie will be written and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel (Bee Season) and they will reportedly stay true to the story that the novel tells only all the children will be girls. The fact young girls are going to go through this crazy ordeal actually kind of makes it even more vicious.
If you’re not familiar with Lord of the Flies, here's the description of the novel:...
This was only of my favorite books that I read when I was growing up. It's one of those stories that I just connected with. Some of those boys in the story were freakin' vicious little assholes.
The movie will be written and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel (Bee Season) and they will reportedly stay true to the story that the novel tells only all the children will be girls. The fact young girls are going to go through this crazy ordeal actually kind of makes it even more vicious.
If you’re not familiar with Lord of the Flies, here's the description of the novel:...
- 8/31/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
David Crow Aug 31, 2017
William Golding's classic novel is coming to the big screen again, with girls left to fend for themselves rather than boys.
It seems as time passes, filmmakers are increasingly turning to some of the creative ways theatrical productions might reimagine or recreate a beloved classic. In the case of Scott McGehee and Dan Siegel, this means making a Lord Of The Flies movie that will be female-centric.
The news was broken late Wednesday by Deadline, who reported the pair have set-up a new version of the infamous William Golding novel at Warner Bros. Credited as both writers and directors on the upcoming movie, their interpretation would be to change the perspective from a class of all boys being trapped on an island away from civilization, and descending into animalistic savagery, into a group of young girls.
McGehee and Siegel are currently best known for writing-directing What Maisie Knew and Bee Season,...
William Golding's classic novel is coming to the big screen again, with girls left to fend for themselves rather than boys.
It seems as time passes, filmmakers are increasingly turning to some of the creative ways theatrical productions might reimagine or recreate a beloved classic. In the case of Scott McGehee and Dan Siegel, this means making a Lord Of The Flies movie that will be female-centric.
The news was broken late Wednesday by Deadline, who reported the pair have set-up a new version of the infamous William Golding novel at Warner Bros. Credited as both writers and directors on the upcoming movie, their interpretation would be to change the perspective from a class of all boys being trapped on an island away from civilization, and descending into animalistic savagery, into a group of young girls.
McGehee and Siegel are currently best known for writing-directing What Maisie Knew and Bee Season,...
- 8/31/2017
- Den of Geek
It’s that time of year again — when we fall in under the spell of spelling. This year, 285 clever kids from around the United States will compete in the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The annual event is a fun watch on TV; the kids are bright and charismatic and can spell words that befuddle the brain. The multi-day national spelling bee has been captured in movies like Akeelah and the Bee, Bee Season and the documentary Spellbound and show the event to be stressful, fun, life-changing events. So how/when/where can spelling aficionados watch the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee? The preliminary … Continue reading →
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- 5/25/2016
- by Kellie Freeze
- ChannelGuideMag
[Editor's Note: This post is presented in partnership with Time Warner Cable Movies On Demand in support of Indie Film Month. Today's pick, "The D-Train," is available now On Demand.] Giles Nuttgens, the British cinematographer best known for his collaborations with Deepa Mehta ("Fire," "Earth," "Water," "Midnight's Children") as well as Scott McGehee and David Siegel ("The Deep End," "Bee Season," "What Maisie Knew") had two indie films out in 2014, both of which debuted at last year's Sundance Film Festival: Stuart Murdoch's musical "God Help the Girl" and Jake Paltrow's dystopian "Young Ones." His latest project couldn't be more different. Written and directed by Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel, "The D-Train," which premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival, is a dark dramedy starring Jack Black and James Marsden. Read More: Jack Black...
- 9/1/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
Giles Nuttgens, the British cinematographer best known for his collaborations with Deepa Mehta ("Fire," "Earth," "Water," "Midnight's Children") as well as Scott McGehee and David Siegel ("The Deep End," "Bee Season," "What Maisie Knew") had two indie films out in 2014, both of which debuted at last year's Sundance Film Festival: Stuart Murdoch's musical "God Help the Girl" and Jake Paltrow's dystopian "Young Ones." His latest project couldn't be more different. Written and directed by Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel, "The D-Train," which premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival, is a dark dramedy starring Jack Black and James Marsden. Read More: Jack Black and James Marsden Saved Their 'D-Train' Sex Scene for Last Indiewire talked to Nuttgens late last year about "God Help the Girl" and "Young Ones" and followed up with him again recently to discuss the...
- 5/8/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
Exclusive: This seems to be the season for client migration. In a day where several agencies saw prominent players move, filmmakers David Siegel and Scott McGehee have just signed with ICM Partners. The duo most recently helmed What Maisie Knew, the film that premiered in Toronto and was released by Millennium Entertainment, with Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgard and Onata Aprile starring. They also helmed the Richard Gere-Juliette Binoche starrer Bee Season, the Joseph Gordon-Levitt starrer Uncertainty and their breakout film was the dark Tilda Swinton starrer The Deep End. The duo most recently was repped by Wme.
- 2/11/2014
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Maisie goes to Manhattan in this fine modern-day adaptation of Henry James's novel of irresponsible parenting
Henry James famously failed in his attempts to become a popular playwright in the 1890s and apparently never thought, like his friend Joseph Conrad, to engage with the new medium of the cinema. But starting some 30 years after his death, his fiction has reached a larger audience as a source of screenplays. Immediately after the second world war The Aspern Papers, shot in Hollywood on stylised Venetian sets, became the underrated The Lost Moment (the only film directed by the actor Martin Gabel) and was followed by William Wyler's highly regarded The Heiress (a version of Washington Square). Since then there have been a dozen or more James movies, adapting such complex books as The Golden Bowl, The Portrait of a Lady and The Wings of the Dove, and "the Master" has...
Henry James famously failed in his attempts to become a popular playwright in the 1890s and apparently never thought, like his friend Joseph Conrad, to engage with the new medium of the cinema. But starting some 30 years after his death, his fiction has reached a larger audience as a source of screenplays. Immediately after the second world war The Aspern Papers, shot in Hollywood on stylised Venetian sets, became the underrated The Lost Moment (the only film directed by the actor Martin Gabel) and was followed by William Wyler's highly regarded The Heiress (a version of Washington Square). Since then there have been a dozen or more James movies, adapting such complex books as The Golden Bowl, The Portrait of a Lady and The Wings of the Dove, and "the Master" has...
- 8/24/2013
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Scott McGehee and David Siegel have been directing films together for decades now, but What Maisie Knew is in many ways unlike anything they’ve ever done before. The film tells the story of young girl Maisie, whose parents are divorced and locked in a bitter custody battle. It’s an excellent movie and to see our full thoughts on it, you can check out our very own Matt Donato’s review.
Recently, we sat down with Scott and David for an interview to promote the recent Blu-Ray release of the film. During our discussion we spoke about novel adaptations, working with child actors, and why Alexander Skarsgård is far too angelic to be given any churlish lines.
Check it out below.
Which one of you guys read the book first, and what made you feel that it’d be well-suited for a film adaptation?
Scott McGehee: You know it’s interesting,...
Recently, we sat down with Scott and David for an interview to promote the recent Blu-Ray release of the film. During our discussion we spoke about novel adaptations, working with child actors, and why Alexander Skarsgård is far too angelic to be given any churlish lines.
Check it out below.
Which one of you guys read the book first, and what made you feel that it’d be well-suited for a film adaptation?
Scott McGehee: You know it’s interesting,...
- 8/14/2013
- by Griffin Vacheron
- We Got This Covered
Filmmaker duo David Siegel and Scott McGehee have been making movies since 1993 and their black-and-white thriller Suture, starring Dennis Haysbert as a car bomb survivor who fights to regain his memory and rebuild his damaged face while figuring out the person responsible for the blast. Their filmography is unique, a diverse collection of dramas including The Deep End, a mother/son thriller starring Tilda Swinton; Bee Season, about a father (Richard Gere) obsessed with his 11-year-old daughter’s training to win the national spelling bee and the twisty romance Uncertainty, two distinct parallel stories featuring the same characters played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lynn Collins. For their highest profile movie to date, the family-in-crisis drama What Maisie Knew, Siegel and McGehee tackle the 1897 Henry James novel, their first adaptation of a literary classic.
- 5/28/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chicago – The story of “What Maisie Knew” may be unusual, but the reflection of the subject matter fits perfectly within the patterns of contemporary family culture. Directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel create a scenerio in which a custody battle for a little girl named Maisie becomes more about the parent’s egos than her care.
“What Maisie Knew” is amazingly based on a novel by Henry James (“The Turn of the Screw,” “The Bostonians”) written in 1897. Two screenwriters adapted the story into contemporary times 18 years ago, and the co-directors McGehee and Siegel brought it up to date in the post technological age. They worked with a stellar cast, including Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan and Alexander Skarsgard, plus a child actor named Onata Aprile, who brings Maisie to life with heartbreaking sensitivity.
Julianne Moore and Onata Aprile in ‘What Maisie Knew’
Photo credit: Millennium Entertainment
Scott McGehee and David Siegel...
“What Maisie Knew” is amazingly based on a novel by Henry James (“The Turn of the Screw,” “The Bostonians”) written in 1897. Two screenwriters adapted the story into contemporary times 18 years ago, and the co-directors McGehee and Siegel brought it up to date in the post technological age. They worked with a stellar cast, including Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan and Alexander Skarsgard, plus a child actor named Onata Aprile, who brings Maisie to life with heartbreaking sensitivity.
Julianne Moore and Onata Aprile in ‘What Maisie Knew’
Photo credit: Millennium Entertainment
Scott McGehee and David Siegel...
- 5/27/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
What Maisie Knew is one of the most fascinating and original cinematic portrayals of a child living through their parents’ divorce ever made. Based on the novel by Henry James, it updates the events of the story to the modern day world of New York City and puts us right into the mindset of young Maisie (Onata Aprile) as she quickly becomes the victim of her parents’ selfish desires. While we know that children are the ones who are hurt most by divorce, the fascinating thing about this film is how this little girl becomes even more mature than the two adults who should be doing a far better job of raising her.
On one hand, there’s no doubt that Maisie has a mother and father who love her dearly. But on the other hand there’s no also no doubt that they are incredibly lousy parents. Her mother,...
On one hand, there’s no doubt that Maisie has a mother and father who love her dearly. But on the other hand there’s no also no doubt that they are incredibly lousy parents. Her mother,...
- 4/9/2013
- by Ben Kenber
- We Got This Covered
While the works of Henry James wouldn't necessarily seem to lend themselves well to being contemporized, it's still surprising that his "What Maisie Knew" has never had a major film adaptation before, as it remains a pretty unflinching look at post-divorce child upbringing through the eyes of the title character. But now "Bee Season" and "Uncertainty" co-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel are bringing James' novel into the twenty first century, with newcomer Onata Aprile as the titular six year old, observing the bitter custody battle between her aging rocker mom (Julianne Moore) and art dealer dad (Steve Coogan). The film played at Toronto last year, where the acting of everyone involved was praised, which isn't surprising given the on-screen talent. "What Maisie Knew" will be released in May by Millenium Entertainment and you can check out the first trailer below.
- 3/7/2013
- by Mark Lukenbill
- Indiewire
The popular reaction to news of Juliette Binoche being cast in Godzilla is that she's too good for a monster movie. Obviously, a lot of us forget that the talented French actress has appeared in more than a few weak English-language films, including Dan in Real Life, Bee Season, In My Country, Mary and, depending on your point of view, Cosmopolis. None have been as high profile as a Godzilla remake, however. Apparently her Jet Lag costar Jean Reno didn't bother to tell her that this exact sort of film could be a big mistake. But great actors and actresses need to eat, and as we've discussed previously in a piece focused on Philip Seymour Hoffman and Michael Fassbender, they therefore need to slum it occasionally. And as we're reminded for the umpteenth time this...
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- 2/28/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Richard Gere’s extraordinary talent and remarkable career deserves to be recognized. This year his outstanding performance in “Arbitrage” has been embraced by both the critics and the public at large. Gere plays the most self-serving Wall Street bastard since Gordon Gekko in Nicholas Jarecki’s “Arbitrage.” Actor and humanitarian Richard Gere can currently be seen starring in Nicholas Jarecki’s “Arbitrage” opposite Susan Sarandon and Tim Roth. Gere is known for his diversity of roles, from his Golden Globe winning performance in “Chicago” to the critically acclaimed “Pretty Women,” “An Officer and a Gentleman,” “American Gigolo,” and “Primal Fear.” He was last seen in “Amelia” alongside Hilary Swank and Ewan McGregor and in Anton Fuqua’s “Brooklyn’s Finest,” starring Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke. Other recent credits include “Nights in Rodanthe,” “I’m Not There,” “The Hoax,” “The Hunting Party,” “Shall We Dance,” and “Bee Season.” Gere’s...
- 12/31/2012
- by vmblog@hollywoodnews.com (Vitale Morum)
- Hollywoodnews.com
The 24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (Psiff) will present Richard Gere with the Chairman’s Award on January 5 at the Awards Gala. Presented by Cartier, the Awards Gala will be held at the Palm Springs Convention Center. Hosted by Mary Hart, the Gala will also present awards to previously announced honorees the cast of Argo, Bradley Cooper, Sally Field, Helen Hunt, Helen Mirren, Naomi Watts and Robert Zemeckis. The Festival runs January 3-14. “Throughout his career Richard Gere has established himself as an accomplished actor and producer and yet still finds time to support crucial cultural and humanitarian causes,” said Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. “Over the years we’ve seen Mr. Gere in many memorable roles, however with Arbitrage, he turns in one of his strongest career performances to date, bringing to life a hedge-fund magnate whose world is upended amid personal and professional turmoil that threatens to...
- 12/17/2012
- by aablog@hollywoodnews.com (Josh Abraham)
- Hollywoodnews.com
When you’re a 7-year-old actress in a movie with A-list actors and actresses, what captures your attention most on a day off? A white balloon.
Onata Aprile, the big-eyed, incredibly cute, pixie-sized girl who stars as Maisie in What Maisie Knew, a sad, nuanced story about parental disregard directed by Bee Season filmmakers Scott McGehee and David Siegel that just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, had the time of her life chasing one around while doing press in Toronto for the film. She skipped around in little black boots and an A-line Perskickety long-sleeved dress, rubbed the...
Onata Aprile, the big-eyed, incredibly cute, pixie-sized girl who stars as Maisie in What Maisie Knew, a sad, nuanced story about parental disregard directed by Bee Season filmmakers Scott McGehee and David Siegel that just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, had the time of her life chasing one around while doing press in Toronto for the film. She skipped around in little black boots and an A-line Perskickety long-sleeved dress, rubbed the...
- 9/13/2012
- by Solvej Schou
- EW - Inside Movies
"What Maisie Knew," directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel ("Bee Season," "Uncertainty"), has gone to Millennium Entertainment for Us distribution. Starring Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgård and Steve Coogan, the film is a contemporary adaptation of Henry James' 1897 novel, about a young girl stuck between the drama of her divorcing parents. "What Maisie Knew" debuted at Toronto. Here are early reviews from THR, Indiewire and The Guardian. The screenplay was adapted by Carroll Cartwright and Nancy Doyne; Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Daniel Crown, William Teitler and Charles Weinstock produced.
- 9/12/2012
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
Exclusive: Millennium Entertainment is closing a deal for North American rights on What Maisie Knew, the film by Scott McGehee and David Siegel that premiered last Friday at Roy Thomson Hall. Deal is worth around $2 million minimum guarantee. I hear that distribution heavyweight Bob Berney is consulting for Red Crown, which financed the film along with some private equity investors. Berney will help guide the film when it gets released next spring. Millennium Entertainment, run by Bill Lee, is coming off the indie success Bernie and has the Lee Daniels-directed The Paperboy upcoming. The plan is to try and replicate that Bernie success with a similar theatrical platform release. The film stars Alexander Skarsgard, Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan and revolves around the 7-year old title character, played by Onata Aprile. She is caught in a custody battle between her aging mother rock star and her art dealer father.
- 9/12/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
With roughly 400 films screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, which runs Thursday through Sept. 16, choosing which movies to keep an eye on can feel like wading into a large pool of marbles, with each one a slightly different color, shade, and texture. Documentaries? Check. Mega sci-fi tent pole pictures? Definitely. Animated family fare? Indeed. Foreign films from Japan to Argentina? Yep.
Beyond Oscar-buzz movies such as Ben Affleck’s political thriller Argo, Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor’s tsunami saga The Impossible, the John Hawkes and Helen Hunt polio survivor-meets-sex surrogate dramedy The Sessions, Philip Seymour Hoffman’s cult leader drama The Master,...
Beyond Oscar-buzz movies such as Ben Affleck’s political thriller Argo, Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor’s tsunami saga The Impossible, the John Hawkes and Helen Hunt polio survivor-meets-sex surrogate dramedy The Sessions, Philip Seymour Hoffman’s cult leader drama The Master,...
- 9/6/2012
- by Solvej Schou
- EW - Inside Movies
New films from Spike Lee, Nick Cassavetes, and Brian De Palma are among the 29 titles joining the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival slate, the festival announced today. Lee’s documentary Bad 25 commemorates the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s Bad, including footage shot by the pop superstar. Cassavetes’ Yellow focuses on a woman whose Vicodin habit plunges her into a high style fantasy world; it stars Sienna Miller, Gena Rowlands (i.e. Cassavetes mother), Ray Liotta, David Morse, Lucy Punch, Heather Wahlquist, and Melanie Griffith. And De Palma’s Passion pits Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace (pictured) against each other...
- 8/14/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
With production now underway on the drama "Very Good Girls" starring Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen, a bunch of little updates about the film have emerged, including the complete cast and an intriguing choice to score the movie. Naomi Foner, writer behind "Bee Season" and "Losing Isiah," penned the script and makes her directorial debut on the film that will tell the story of two lifelong best friends, both determined to lose their virginity as a rite of passage into the adult world. When they fall in love with the same boy, their quest threatens to tear their relationship apart. While recent weeks have revealed the additions of Richard Dreyfuss, Boyd Holbrook, Demi Moore and Peter Sarsgaard among the cast, the ensemble is additionally rounded out by Ellen Barkin, Clark Gregg and Kiernan Shipka. Holbrook is the boy in the middle of the two girls, with Moore/Drefuss as Olsen's parents,...
- 7/16/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
After months of news items regarding her personal life, Demi Moore returned to the spotlight for professional reasons with Deadline reporting from Cannes that the veteran actress joined writer/director Naomi Foner’s upcoming drama Very Good Girls, starring Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen as two young women who pledge to lose their virginity their first summer out of high school. Moore signed on to play the mother of Olsen’s character alongside Dustin Hoffman, Anton Yelchin and Peter Sarsgaard. Foner was a producer on The Electric Company and wrote the scripts Bee Season, Losing Isiah, A Dangerous Woman and Runnig on Empty.
- 5/19/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
After months of news items regarding her personal life, Demi Moore returned to the spotlight for professional reasons with Deadline reporting from Cannes that the veteran actress joined writer/director Naomi Foner’s upcoming drama Very Good Girls, starring Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen as two young women who pledge to lose their virginity their first summer out of high school. Moore signed on to play the mother of Olsen’s character alongside Dustin Hoffman, Anton Yelchin and Peter Sarsgaard. Foner was a producer on The Electric Company and wrote the scripts Bee Season, Losing Isiah, A Dangerous Woman and Runnig on Empty.
- 5/19/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Today we have a trailer for the upcoming "What Maisie Knew," starring Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgard, Joanna Vanderham, and Onata Aprile. Check it out below. Plot: A contemporary New York City revisioning of the Henry James novella by the same name. It revolves around unwitting 7-year-old Maisie, caught in the middle of a custody battle between her mother Susanna (Moore), an aging rock star, and her father, Beale (Coogan), a major art dealer. The new movie is directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel (Bee Season). It has yet to be acquired for distribution or get a release date. Trailer:...
- 5/19/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
[1] I suppose it's not really correct to call Anton Yelchin and Dakota Fanning up-and-comers, seeing as each of them has been in the industry for over a decade. But as they transition into increasingly grown-up roles, it still feels like we're seeing the emergence of pair of promising young actors. Elizabeth Olsen, on the other hand, is about as fresh-faced as they come. Last year's Sundance hits Silent House and Martha Marcy May Marlene were her first real roles, aside from a tiny part in her sisters' How the West Was Fun way back in 1994. The three are now in final talks to star in Very Good Girls, from another not-quite newcomer, Naomi Foner. Though Foner's been working as a writer and producer since the '70s, the upcoming project will mark her directorial debut. More details after the jump. Fanning and Olsen will play a pair of newly minted...
- 1/23/2012
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Viggo Mortensen, A Dangerous Method The 2012 finalists for the USC Scripter Awards, honoring both screenwriters and the original authors of adapted screenplays, are the following: Christopher Hampton for A Dangerous Method, adapted from John Kerr's nonfiction book A Most Dangerous Method: The Story of Jung, Freud, and Sabina Spielrein and Hampton's own 2002 stage play The Talking Cure; Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash for The Descendants, adapted from Kaui Hart Hemmings’ novel (itself an expansion of her short story “The Minor Wars”); Moira Buffini for Jane Eyre, adapted from Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel; Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, and Stan Chervin for Moneyball, from Michael Lewis’ book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game; Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan for their adaptation of John le Carré's thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Notably absent from the Scripter Award shortlist are Steven Spielberg's War Horse (adapted by Lee Hall and,...
- 1/12/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Max Minghella initially found being the son of Oscar-winner Anthony Minghella a hindrance to his acting career, but he is now proving to be a star in his own right
Max Minghella insists he never really wanted to be an actor. Growing up, he thought it was a faintly ridiculous thing to do. "I wanted to write in film or something like that," he says now. "I thought acting was an embarrassing thing to say you wanted to do, especially when you're young. It seemed really uncool."
Even as a teenager, Minghella had more experience than most about what such a profession might entail. As the son of the late, Academy Award-winning director Anthony Minghella, he spent much of his youth traipsing around film sets.
When he finally did decide to become an actor, after seeing This Is Our Youth at the National and "falling in love" with the play,...
Max Minghella insists he never really wanted to be an actor. Growing up, he thought it was a faintly ridiculous thing to do. "I wanted to write in film or something like that," he says now. "I thought acting was an embarrassing thing to say you wanted to do, especially when you're young. It seemed really uncool."
Even as a teenager, Minghella had more experience than most about what such a profession might entail. As the son of the late, Academy Award-winning director Anthony Minghella, he spent much of his youth traipsing around film sets.
When he finally did decide to become an actor, after seeing This Is Our Youth at the National and "falling in love" with the play,...
- 10/22/2011
- by Elizabeth Day
- The Guardian - Film News
[1] In September of2010, I was lucky enough to visit the set of The Darkest Hour in Moscow Russia. I will be posting updates and interviews from the set visit in the coming months. Summit Entertainment has provided the group of visitors an exclusive look at concept art of the locations from the film. The Timur Bekmambetov-produced alien invasion movie titled The Darkest Hour has been described as a 28 Days Later-type thriller following a group of American tourists visiting Moscow Russia when an alien invasion occurs. The image above shows the iconic Red Square, "the scene of desolation in the post-alien invasion world of The Darkest Hour." The film stars Emile Hirsch (Speed Racer, Into the Wild), Olivia Thirlby (Juno, The Wackness), and Max Minghella (Bee Season, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, Agora, The Social Network). Chris Gorak directed the film, with a script by M.T. Ahern and Leslie Bohem with revisions by Gorak,...
- 8/9/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Jake Gyllenhaal took a coffee to go from La's Urth Cafe yesterday afternoon. He had the afternoon off from shooting End of Watch, though the production schedule didn't stop Jake from traveling recently to the East Coast and New Orleans. He's out on the West Coast during a busy time for his Big Apple-based family. His sister, Maggie, just got the good news that she nabbed the lead in the thriller Voice From the Stone, which is based on an Italian book by Silvio Raffo. Jake and Maggie's mom, Naomi Foner, also has a project in the works. The well-known screenwriter, who has penned Losing Isaiah and Bee Season, is moving forward with Very Good Girls. The coming-of-age story is set to have Dakota Fanning and up-and-comer Elizabeth Olsen as the stars, with filming to begin over the Summer. View Slideshow ›...
- 5/19/2011
- by Allie Merriam
- Popsugar.com
[1] Up to this point, Baz Luhrmann's been filling his 3D [2] adaptation of The Great Gatsby with well-known talents: Carey Mulligan [3], Tobey Maguire, and of course, Leonardo DiCaprio [4] as the titular Gatsby. So it's surprising and intriguing that the latest addition to his cast is a newcomer -- Elizabeth Debicki, who comes straight out of Australia's Victorian College of the Arts. Debicki will play golfer Jordan Baker, who in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel is a friend of Daisy Buchanan (Mulligan) and the love interest of Nick Carraway (Maguire). In an interview, Luhrmann acknowledged the unusual nature of his selection: It was a surprising result, but Elizabeth's grasp of the material and her chemical connectivity to Tobey Maguire, in addition to her striking, athletic appearance, had us in a place where we were fully confident and ready to take the leap of giving the role of Jordan Baker to what,...
- 5/12/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Dakota Fanning, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Olsen, Peter Sarsgaard and Sissy Spacek have all signed up for Very Good Girls , Variety reports. Naomi Foner, the writer of Bee Season , Losing Isaiah and Running on Empty , will both provide the screenplay and make her directorial debut with the tale of two best friends (presumably Fanning and Olsen) who decide to both lose their virginity the summer after graduating high school. Things become complicated when they both fall for the same young artist.
- 5/12/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Scott McGehee and David Siegel are a curious directing pair. With a mere four films across over fifteen years, they've made consistently interesting work without ever quite knocking one out of the park. Their noirish racial-identity debut "Suture" is arguably their best--championed by Steven Soderbergh, and with a terrific turn by Dennis Haysbert, it still holds up well today. Their long-awaited follow up "The Deep End" had another storming central performance, from Tilda Swinton, but had a more straightforward take on the genre, while kabbalistic spelling oddity "Bee Season," with Richard Gere, didn't really work, and the Joseph Gordon-Levitt indie…...
- 5/12/2011
- The Playlist
Many people might have missed this at WonderCon, but the Oni Press booth had our first look at the Timur Bekmambetov-produced alien invasion movie titled The Darkest Hour. Described as a 28 Days Later-type thriller, the story follows a group of American tourists visiting Moscow Russia when an alien invasion occurs. The film stars Emile Hirsch (Speed Racer, Into the Wild), Olivia Thirlby (Juno, The Wackness), and Max Minghella (Bee Season, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, Agora, The Social Network). Chris Gorak directed the film, with a script by M.T. Ahern and Leslie Bohem with revisions by Gorak, Jon Spaihts, and Josh Zetumer. The film was shot last Summer in Moscow with a $40-$50 million budget. Summit Entertainment is distributing the film in the states while Fox International is handling international. Hit the jump to see our first look at art created for the upcoming film. [1] The special WonderCon...
- 4/4/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
HollywoodNews.com: The Cast of David Fincher’s “The Social Network,” which include Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Josh Pence, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones, Douglas Urbanski and Rooney Mara, were recognized at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony with the “Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award.”
About Jesse Eisenberg
Trained in theater and film, Jesse Eisenberg (Mark Zuckerberg) made his feature film debut in the 2002 independent film “Rodger Dodger,” in which he starred opposite Campbell Scott and for which he was nominated for a Gotham Award.
For his performance in “The Squid and the Whale” opposite Laura Linney and Jeff Daniels, Eisenberg received nominations for an Independent Spirit Award and a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor.
In 2009, he starred in “Adventureland” for director Greg Mottola and in “Zombieland” for director Ruben Fleischer. For these films, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award. Eisenberg has...
About Jesse Eisenberg
Trained in theater and film, Jesse Eisenberg (Mark Zuckerberg) made his feature film debut in the 2002 independent film “Rodger Dodger,” in which he starred opposite Campbell Scott and for which he was nominated for a Gotham Award.
For his performance in “The Squid and the Whale” opposite Laura Linney and Jeff Daniels, Eisenberg received nominations for an Independent Spirit Award and a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor.
In 2009, he starred in “Adventureland” for director Greg Mottola and in “Zombieland” for director Ruben Fleischer. For these films, he was nominated for a BAFTA Award. Eisenberg has...
- 11/4/2010
- by Linny Lum
- Hollywoodnews.com
HollywoodNews.com: The 14th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards, presented by Starz, are pleased to announce that the Cast of David Fincher’s “The Social Network,” Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Josh Pence, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones, Douglas Urbanski and Rooney Mara, will be recognized at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony with the “Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award.”
Previously announced honorees for this year’s Hollywood Awards Gala include: Sean Penn for the “Humanitarian Award”; Sylvester Stallone for the “Career Achievement Award”; Annette Bening for the “Actress Award”; Robert Duvall for the “Actor Award”; Helena Bonham Carter for the “Supporting Actress Award”; Sam Rockwell for the “Supporting Actor Award”; Zach Galifianakis for the “Comedy Actor Award”; Andrew Garfield for the “Breakthrough Actor Award”; Mia Wasikowska for the “Breakthrough Actress Award”; Jennifer Lawrence for the “New Hollywood Award”; Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary for the...
Previously announced honorees for this year’s Hollywood Awards Gala include: Sean Penn for the “Humanitarian Award”; Sylvester Stallone for the “Career Achievement Award”; Annette Bening for the “Actress Award”; Robert Duvall for the “Actor Award”; Helena Bonham Carter for the “Supporting Actress Award”; Sam Rockwell for the “Supporting Actor Award”; Zach Galifianakis for the “Comedy Actor Award”; Andrew Garfield for the “Breakthrough Actor Award”; Mia Wasikowska for the “Breakthrough Actress Award”; Jennifer Lawrence for the “New Hollywood Award”; Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary for the...
- 10/19/2010
- by Linny Lum
- Hollywoodnews.com
Genre: SciFi/Fantasy, DramaOpens locally Friday, October 8th, 2010Run Time: 1 hour 44 minutes, Rated RStarring: Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Andrew GarfieldDirected by Mark Romanek (Bee Season, One Hour Photo)Spoilers To Follow"Never Let Me Go" is an odd movie based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro. Starring the lovely Keira Knightley, and Carey Mulligan (one of my favorite young actresses working today), at first glance, it seems like a period-piece movie, set in an English boarding school called Hailsham. The movie has an...
- 10/8/2010
- by Tom Santilli, Detroit Movie Examiner
- Examiner Movies Channel
The times they are a-changin'...
As a producer, I'm still getting accustomed to the highs and lows of producing. My producing partner, Jenny Deller, and I have seen many peaks and valleys over the past few years developing our first feature, Future Weather. Our project was selected as a finalist for major film contest, the script won a best screenplay award from the Nantucket Film Festival, and we've entered into talks with an Oscar-nominated actress to star. But for every one of these achievements, we've had ten times as many disappointments and rejections. I guess it goes with the territory.
A definite high was the day I found out Future Weather was selected for Find's Producers Lab (2009). Little did I know that this victory would bring me face-to-face with another harsh reality: indie filmmaking is a lot more treacherous than it used to be. Keep reading to find out why despite all the challenges,...
As a producer, I'm still getting accustomed to the highs and lows of producing. My producing partner, Jenny Deller, and I have seen many peaks and valleys over the past few years developing our first feature, Future Weather. Our project was selected as a finalist for major film contest, the script won a best screenplay award from the Nantucket Film Festival, and we've entered into talks with an Oscar-nominated actress to star. But for every one of these achievements, we've had ten times as many disappointments and rejections. I guess it goes with the territory.
A definite high was the day I found out Future Weather was selected for Find's Producers Lab (2009). Little did I know that this victory would bring me face-to-face with another harsh reality: indie filmmaking is a lot more treacherous than it used to be. Keep reading to find out why despite all the challenges,...
- 9/1/2010
- Film Independent
Leading up to our 18th birthday, I’ll be revisiting on the blog one issue of Filmmaker a day. Today’s is Winter, 1994. Today, most of our Filmmaker covers are original photography, but back in the day, we didn’t have the budget and were forced to work with supplied art from distributors. Scott McGehee and David Siegel, who went on to The Deep End, Bee Season, and, most recently, Uncertainty, made their debut with Suture, a formally challenging meta-thriller with a wobbly poster that produced for us a somewhat inscrutable cover. We took their key art, cropped it, colorized it yellow and produced a kind of newsstand Rorschach test. I wonder how many people remember this film? It told the story of two half brothers, one...
- 8/7/2010
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
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